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such wires, on the ground that the same are likely to lead to
danger, and they have declined to give their assent to
the erection of' posts along the public Highways. They have
at the same time informed the postal authorities that they
will offer every facility for the construction of wires underground
and for the erection of tire alarm posts where required.
London Building Law Consolidation Bill.
The Board in September received from the President of
the Local Government Board a draft of the Bill prepared for
the purpose of consolidating the enactments relating to the
construction and use of buildings in London, and he requested
to be furnished with any observations or suggestions the
Board might desire to offer on the draft Hill as a consolidating
measure. The Bill was referred to the Works and General
Purposes Committee, and they took the same into their
special consideration.
On the 11th November the Committee presented a report
on the Hill, with various suggestions for amendments therein.
The Committee also directed attention to the 12th sec. of the
draft bill, relating to the height of habitable rooms, and to
the 98th sec. of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, on
the same subject. In the last mentioned Act the height of
an underground room was specified as 7 feet, and in their
report on the draft Bill the Committee recommended 8 feet
for rooms above the ground line. The Committee were of
opinion that the same height should be specified for underground
rooms, and that all habitable rooms should be 8 feet
in height.
The report was approved and adopted by the Board, and
the several suggestions were communicated to the President
of the Local Government Board, and he was requested to
give effect to such suggestion as far as practicable in the consolidating
Bill, or otherwise provide for the same in any
amending Bill he might propose to present to Parliament.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
This Act came into operation in the Metropolis on the